Category: Nintendo

Bounty hunting for a date.

Over the last week or so, we here at Nintendo Life have been having a few spirited debates about when Metroid Prime 4: Beyond might actually launch. By all accounts, it’s still scheduled for 2025, but time’s ticking by quickly, and we’re still very much in the dark.

Frankly, after literal years of waiting, it feels good to finally talk about Prime 4’s release date without feeling the need to plaster our faces with clown makeup (yeah, it’s not just you, Silksong fans). But here’s the thing: Nintendo’s schedule over the next few months is looking reasonably healthy, with Kirby and the Forgotten Land + Star-Crossed World launching today, Pokémon Legends Z-A following on 16th October, and finally Kirby Air Riders on 20th November. Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment is also due in Winter, but this rather broad window means it could potentially come out in January or February 2026.

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You almost feel bad for them…

The latest boxed charts from Japan are now available thanks to Famitsu, and as expected, Nintendo’s first-party line-up for Switch 2 is doing particularly well.

Specifically, Mario Kart World and Donkey Kong Bananza remain unchanged at the top, selling a further 30,202 and 8,424 copies respectively. We’d like to see those lifetime sales for Bananza climb a little higher, but it’s a solid performance, at least.

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Plush, figures and more!

To celebrate the arrival of Kirby and the Forgotten Land on the Switch 2 this week. Nintendo has recently extended its Kirby line on the My Nintendo Store in Australia and New Zealand.

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Available now.

Nintendo has recently extended its Kirby line on the My Nintendo Store in Australia and New Zealand, and it adds all sorts of new items and products.

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“Offering smooth performance and crisp visuals”.

Following some reports about the performance and visual presentation of Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade on the Switch 2, Square Enix has now officially confirmed the title’s frame rate.

Switch 2 users can expect this upcoming release to run at a “stable 30 frames per second” while also offering “smooth performance” as well as some slick visuals. Here’s the company’s official update about this via its social channels:

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It’s a deep nest.

In case you’ve been living in the deepest, darkest cave imaginable, Hollow Knight: Silksong is finally launching next week, on 4th September 2025. Fans have been waiting years to get their hands on the sequel to the critically-acclaimed Hollow Knight, and suddenly, we have just over a week to go.

Team Cherry has sold almost 15 million copies of its hit hand-drawn Metroidvania, but there are still many out there who have yet to dive into Hallownest.

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2 million units strong.

We knew that the Switch 2 had gotten off to a pretty strong start, but according to recent numbers from Circana’s Mat Piscatella, Nintendo’s new console is doing remarkably well in the US.

In a post on Bluesky, Piscatella confirmed that Switch 2 sales have now surpassed 2 million in the US. Not only that, but the console is currently outpacing the original Switch by 75%. 75%! That’s wild. According to Nintendo’s most recent financial release, the console surpassed a total of 6 million sales worldwide in the seven weeks following its launch.

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It’s already made the top 20 for 2025.

Circana has released data for game and hardware sales for July 2025 in the US, and despite a competitive month, Donkey Kong Bananza has made a bit of a splash.

Shared by Mat Piscatella on Bluesky, DK’s latest adventure was the third best-selling game of the month, beaten only by EA Sports College Football 26 and EA Sports MVP Bundle. It’s sandwiched between the two sports releases and Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 and Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.

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Star-crossed lovers.

Nintendo’s latest Switch 2 Edition release is almost here. Ahead of the catchily-titled Kirby and the Forgotten Land – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star Crossed World *inhales* arriving on consoles tomorrow, the reviews are in… and they’re looking pretty strong.

As a reminder, this is the same base game as the 2022 3D platformer, with a bunch of new content in the shape of additional ‘Star-Crossed’ levels, new Mouthful Modes and more. It also makes the most of the Switch 2’s boosted power, offering crisp 60fps gameplay, no matter which mode you play.

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All will be made available on “new platforms”.

Atari and Ubisoft have announced that Atari has acquired the IP rights to five Ubisoft-published games with a view to make them available on new platforms.

The games in question are Cold Fear, I Am Alive, Child of Eden, Grow Home, and Grow Up. Notably, none of these have ever seen a release on Nintendo consoles, but with Atari’s focus on multi-platform titles in recent years, it’s reasonable to assume that some (if not all) may gain new life on the Switch and/or Switch 2.

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